Title :
Intracavity laser cooling using a VECSEL
Author :
Albrecht, Alexander R. ; Seletskiy, Denis V. ; Hains, Christopher P. ; Cederberg, Jeffrey G. ; Lieto, Alberto Di ; Tonelli, Mauro ; Balakrishnan, Ganesh ; Sheik-Bahae, Mansoor
Author_Institution :
Phys. & Astron. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate intracavity laser cooling inside of a VECSEL, where the temperature of a Yb:YLF crystal was lowered by 20 K. We outline future improvements, striving towards a compact, efficient cryocooler device.
Keywords :
surface emitting lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; VECSEL; YLF:Yb; Yb:YLF crystal; cryocooler device; intracavity laser cooling; temperature 20 K; Cavity resonators; Cooling; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Temperature measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
